The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber hosted the Alabama Legislative Update on Monday at the Jackson Center located near Research Park.

AUBURN – A Michigan-based biomedical device company has created a novel imaging tool that better detects cancer in women with dense breast tissue, and an Auburn University Harbert College of Business graduate is leading the charge to deploy the imaging technology nationwide. Developed by Delphinus Medical Technologies, the FDA-approved SoftVue system uses a water-based scanning technique and […]

Based loosely on the television show "Shark Tank," and building on the success of last year’s program, Launch2035 is accepting applications.

Modeling from The University of Alabama is credited in the identification of dozens of potential sex trafficking victims in Alabama.

Birmingham-based Wyndy College Babysitters app simplifies the process of sourcing, booking, and paying vetted babysitters expands.

The giant rocket, recently loaded onto the R/S RocketShip outside of ULA’s rocket factory in Decatur, is completing its 2,000-mile voyage.

Leading patient-engagement company Pack Health, a Quest Diagnostics company, announced plans to add at least 200 jobs.

Morgan Metals Inc., an Athens metal manufacturing company, plans to expand its North Alabama operations in 2023.

Friday, Governor Kay Ivey said that Alabama’s preliminary,seasonally adjusted December unemployment rate is 2.8%. This number is up from the month of November’s rate of 2.7%. Last December’s rate of 3.1% was much higher than this years.

For the second year in a row the Regional Workforce Development Rankings have placed Alabama as the number one state in the region.

The Federal Trade Commission is proposing banning non-compete clauses in labor contracts. What are these clauses’ pros and cons, and will a ban benefit workers? Non-compete clauses prevent employees from working for a competitor or starting their own business. The prohibition is limited over time and geography and usually only for closely related jobs. An […]

The program was developed for the lodging industry and provides hospitality workers with experiential training to elevate the visitor experience.

Peak North America USA plans to invest $24 to open a wood products facility in Mobile County’s Irvington community.

Innovate Alabama will be opening a second round of the Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant Program on Tuesday, January 17th.

Residents of more than 2,500 households in DeKalb and Jackson counties will have broadband access, thanks to the Alabama Broadband Accessibility Fund. Gov. Kay Ivey joined a ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday for broadband expansion projects in DeKalb and Jackson counties. The projects are funded by  grants awarded through the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs […]

On January 16th, Alabama Secretary of State, John Merrill will begin a new position outside of politics.

Philip Morris International (PMI), a large tobacco and nicotine products company will be expanding throughout the country. The company is placing particular interest in Alabama during this expansion, because of the high rate of purchase for nicotine products within the state.

A Decatur-built rocket was loaded onto a specially designed cargo ship Tuesday to be shipped to Cape Canaveral, Fla. The United Launch Alliance Vulcan will eventually replace the Atlas V and Delta IV heavy rockets. The rocket was moved from the plant in Decatur and loaded aboard the RocketShip. The trip to Cape Canaveral will […]

Alabama’s active-duty military, veterans, and their families will now have access to thirty resource workshops across the state because of a sponsorship from the Alabama Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils ( Alabama RC&D).

Michelle Roth has joined the League of Southeastern Credit Unions as senior director of governmental affairs in Alabama, the organization announced. “I am exceptionally proud to join the team at LSCU in advocating on behalf of Alabama credit unions and their more than two million members across the state,” she said in a news release. […]

Elon Musk’s release of internal Twitter communications, the “Twitter Files,” confirmed the shadow banning of conservative politicians and pundits, previously dismissed as a conspiracy theory. Studying economics generates wariness of conspiracy theories in two ways, by highlighting the organizational difficulties, and demonstrating the potential for unplanned order in society. Let’s first consider what constitutes a […]

Gulf Distributing, one of the oldest beverage distributors in the Southeast, announced plans today to solidify its future in Mobile.

Recently, the DOL announced that most employers in Alabama will receive a 54% tax cut in their 2023 unemployment insurance taxes and the state has dropped into the lowest tax rate schedule.

Jeff Peoples has been named chairman of the board of directors, CEO and president of Alabama Power, the Southern Company announced today. Peoples succeeds recently retired Mark Crosswhite. “Alabama Power has been committed to serving our state for more than a century,” said Peoples. “It is an honor to lead this team and build upon […]